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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1923
Page
1
In a lecture printed for wider readership the editor recalls the talk given before fraternal groups and Chautauquas. The speaker defines love as the king of all things and ties it to life, birth, marriage, death, and enduring hope, weaving in fragments of a life from a mother’s gaze to a prisoner’s flower.
A delegation from Mutual Wood River Water Users protested decreeing river rights, but Big Wood Canal company upheld its plan to proceed with summary proceedings. Dietrich and Richfield tracts will share one superintendent for the season. Secretary Baer reports the company is $12,000 better off than a year ago. auditing contract goes to Howard Snell for 125 dollars. Journal available at Schneider's Drug Co. or Sinclair's Pharmacy.
County commissioners slash salaries for deputies and staff at a Monday Tuesday meeting leading to heat- free courthouse days. No janitor retained causing no heat and SOS calls to hire help. jailer absent as Sheriff Wheeler covers duties amid staffing shakeup and action promised for immediate remedy.
On Ash Wednesday February 14 the Catholic Church begins Lent with ashes blessed from palms. The message recalls dust to dust and penance. Lenten services are set for Wednesdays and Fridays at 7 30 p m. Next Sunday mass and sermon at 10 o clock, per the Journal.
A call to attend church next Sunday praising the habit of regular worship. The piece notes refined influence, eloquent ministers, capable choirs, attractive music, and the social importance of church in American life urging readers to participate regardless of personal beliefs.
A grandmother Mrs Amy Waters and her grandson Archie Myers died within days in Shoshone Idaho. Both funerals were held simultaneously at the Methodist church with a crowded service. Mrs Waters had lived in Idaho since 1880 and survived by four sons and four daughters plus 27 grandchildren. Archie Myers, a junior at the local high school, died after an operation, leaving his parents and siblings. The community mourns their loss and united in heartfelt sympathy.
Fragmentary text appears to describe a Monday event, service, and local figures with garbled names. The readable parts mention a Mog event, a Monday reference, and possible community notices, but the overall content is too corrupted to identify a clear incident or outcome.
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